Associations to the word «Debase»
Noun
- Coinage
- Currency
- Coin
- Superstition
- Mint
- Degenerate
- Servitude
- Moral
- Orc
- Manhood
- Hoard
- Purity
- Indulgence
- Inflation
- Mankind
- Antecedent
- Hypocrisy
- Sanctity
- Cruel
- Bondage
- Wretch
- Dignity
- Validation
- Passion
- Ignorance
- Farce
- Instinct
- Contempt
- Virtue
- Slavery
- Sovereign
- Tyranny
- Circulation
- Negroes
- Copper
- Shame
- Taste
- Sentiment
- Misery
- Barbarian
- Worship
- Disgrace
- Penny
- Soul
- Oppression
- Morality
- Ideal
- Alloy
- Christianity
- Appetite
- Muse
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEBASE, verb. (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
DEBASE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To lower in position or rank.
DEBASE, verb. (transitive) To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
Dictionary definition
DEBASE, verb. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals".
DEBASE, verb. Lower in value by increasing the base-metal content.
DEBASE, verb. Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.